diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer-build.sh b/.devcontainer/devcontainer-build.sh
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+#/bin/sh
+`which python3.12` -m venv .
+./bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+./bin/buildout
+echo "run plone with: ./bin/instance fg"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/python
+{
+	"name": "Plone 6.1",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.12-bullseye",
+
+	// Use 'portsAttributes' to set default properties for specific forwarded ports. 
+	// More info: https://containers.dev/implementors/json_reference/#port-attributes
+	"portsAttributes": {
+		"8080": {
+			"label": "Plone Backend",
+			"onAutoForward": "notify"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "./.devcontainer/devcontainer-build.sh"
+}